Neck-yoke



G. SHUMAN.

(N0 Model.)

NECK YOKE.

Patented-111113 29, 1884.

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CHARLES SIIUMAN, OF ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS.

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YOKEQ SZEPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 302,787, datedJuly 29,1884.

Application filed September 26, 1883. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Orranrns SHUMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of Rockford, in the county of IVinnebago and Stateof Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Neck-Yokes,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the portion of a neck-yoke usually known asthe neck-yoke center, or that portion employed to connect the iieck-yokewith the pole of the vehicle; and it consists of a leather portion toengage the pole of the vehicle, and a metallic connec tion of theleather portion with the center of the wood portion of the neck-yoke.

It further consists in the connection of the metallic portion with theleather portion. These, in connection with the means employed, all ofwhich will be hereinafter more fully described, constitute thesubject-matter of this specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an isometrical representationof the central portion of a neck-yoke embodying my invention. Fig. .2 isa lengthwise central section on dotted line a: on Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is atransverse section on dotted line y, Fig. l; and Fig. l. is anisometric-a1 representation of a clasp to embrace the metallic fasteningat the junction of the leather with the wood portion.

In the figures, A represents a section of the wood portion of theneck-yoke, which in this instance is of the usual cylindrical form insection. The central portion of this wood por tion is provided withsuitable metallic clasps, produced in this instance from plate materialin two parts of like halves, consisting of a curved portion, 13, toembrace the wood to which they are fixed, in this instance by means ofscrews or rivets passed through the parts. These like halves are eachprovided with arms 0, depending from the wood portion, and are separatedto receive ale-ather pendant.

At D is represented a loop-clasp, iitted to span the depending arms 0 ofthe metallic clasps snugly, to hold them in position to the wood-bar.The end portions of this looped clasp are recessed, as at E, for apurpose to be hereinafter described.

At F is represented a pendant to receive the free end portion of thepole of the vehicle. This pendant is produced from leather, and in thisinstance is composed offive thicknesses or plies, of which the outerplies, a and I), are

1 each produced from a single piece, and are centrally folded round orover a suitable metallic barge, and embrace or overlap a central ply orthickness, d, which butts against the metallic bar 0. These severalplies or thicknesses are cut in the circular form represented, and aresecurely fixed to each other by through seaming or stitching near theirouter edge, as represented in the dotted line. This pendant is providedwith a central opening, H, to reeeive the free end of the pole of thevehicle, and the several plies of leather are securely joined to eachother by a seam of throughstitching near the edge of the opening, asrepresented in the dotted line. The end portion of this pendant isplaced between the depending ends G of the metallic clasps, embracingthe wood-bar in such a manner that the recess E of the loop-clasp Dshall receivethe ends of the metallic bar 0, to hold it in place. Theseseveral parts are securely fixed together by passed through the partsimmediately below or inside of the metallic bar 0, placed in the foldsof the leather. This employment of the metallic bar 0 in the folds ofthe leather serves to distribute the force in use through the entirewidth thereof, and prevent the belts or rivets under strain from cuttingor tearing their way outward through the end of the leather; and theloop-clasp embracing the metallic clasps connecting the leather with thewoodbar serves to hold the clasps in contact with the wood bar, orprevent their spreading. In this instance I have produced the metallicclasps embracing the wood in two parts; but evidently this clasp maybeproduced in one piece, either from plate material or in casting mademalleable.

I claim as my invention The combination, with a neck-yoke bar, of

a clasp embracing said bar, and formed with pendent plates, betweenwhich is secured a leather pendant, a metallic bar supporting theleather pendant, and a loop-clasp spanning said pendent plates, andformed with integral recessed ends to receive the metallic bar, andbelts or rivets passing through the pendent plates and leather pendant,to secure the latter, substantially as set forth. 1

CHARLES SH'UMAN.

Witnesses:

Jneon 151mm,, A. 0. 1313mm.

means of suitable screw belts or rivets, c.-

